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I completely understand what you're saying. I guess I see it a bit differently from listening to this come to a head over the past 3 weeks. And he's definitely not the same guy he was 9 years ago. Are any of us...?

I'd be a b**** if I was a cop too... I'd definitely write the most tickets And I agree with you how some guys are with their muscle cars.. but like you point out, some are like Brian. I just hate to make an assumption about the drivers actions when all the facts are not known.

It was. He made the montage this morning.

Probably good that you're not a traffic accident investigator.

I suppose anything over the posted speed limit would be labeled as "a high rate of speed". I drive 65 to 80 mph on 55 every morning when traffic allows. It's the flow of traffic. I assume at 3 in the morning there wasn't much traffic to contend with, and I admit that if I'm out at that time I will drive as fast as I feel comfortable with to get where I am going. Regardless, so far all indications are that this is an accident, and hopefully the 3rd passenger recovers fully.

Here's the story.. nothing about speeding as of yet. Maybe a tire blew.. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/031204_ns_route53_fatal.html The fatal accident claimed the lives of two people and also very seriously injured one other individual. Northbound lanes on route 53 near Higgins remained closed during much of the morning rush as crews and investigators continue to deal with the aftermath of the crash. The accident actually happened around 3:30 Friday morning. Illinois State Police investigators say a Mustang carrying three individuals, a man and woman and another individual, somehow the driver lost control, slammed into a wall and then veered into the path of a semi that was also traveling northbound. The car became wedged underneath that semi. By the time crews arrived on the scene they had to stabilize the semi and then pull it off of the car to try to free those individuals trapped inside. Both the man and the woman died at the scene. The other individual was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center. With all northbound lanes on Route 53 closed down, traffic backed up to the Route 53 and I-290 split. For those of you not familiar with the area that's four or five miles at least.

So the driver of the mustang jumped the median wall...? We're they not both traveling the same direction..? That's the last news report I heard anyway.

Might not make a difference.. but it's a small way to contribute to the fight. http://www.stopfcc.com/ Interesting to see that Texas... GDub's home state... is responsible for 30% of the vote.

Current reports are that the driver lost control of the car... perhaps it was not their fault.

Fan.. that was from when he first went on NBC - and Howard didn't say it.. it was a quote from NBC execs. A decade ago. He's been NUMBER ONE for a decade. From 7 million listeners in 1992 to 18 million (give or take a few several hundred thousand) in 2001. Funny... they don't like him yet they listen day after day to know that it's (supposedly) the same thing over and over again.. which, by the way, it isn't.

Hmmm... where is it that I stated that I voted republican... ? :headshake

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -- First Amendment to the Constitution of The United States of America

Here's some information on Powell. http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/powell/ He has absolutely NO education or experience in Communications other than this appointment.. and from his "photo gallery".. he's a REALLY busy guy..

He has 18 MILLION listeners and is NUMBER ONE in EVERY market he's in. Oh.. I like him so that's 1 you know of.

None. Zip, zero zilch.

I wonder if he said these things to the players themselves.. or left it up to them to read about his dissatisfaction in the papers..

Fast forward for indecency law Thu Mar 11, 7:00 PM ET SUSAN CRABTREE WASHINGTON (Variety) --- Legislation aimed at cracking down on trash TV and radio content came one step closer to becoming law Thursday. The House overwhelmingly passed the bill in a vote of 391 to 22, but not before shock jock Howard Stern's defenders slammed the effort as an election-year ploy to silence Bush bashers. If Congress can resolve thorny issues between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) will have the power to slap over-the-air broadcasters --- as well as on-air talent --- with a maximum $500,000 fine per indecency violation, up from $27,500. "This XXX smut stuff should never be broadcast on the public airwaves," Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chief sponsor of the bill, said on the House floor, referring to the content of FCC (news - web sites) complaints filed against radio broadcasters in the last year. "This bill is a credit to this institution and everyone who cares about the public airwaves," Upton added. "We send a message whether it be to the shock jocks, the deejays or the person with his finger on the button: We are going to make an impact, and we are going to let our families know that this stuff has to stop." The National Assn. of Broadcasters opposed the bill, as did the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists. NAB spokesman Dennis Wharton declined to react to the bill's overwhelming passage in the full House. NAB topper Eddie Fritts had said he prefers voluntary industry initiatives to government intervention when it comes to programming issues. He noted several steps the broadcasting industry has already taken to crack down on indecent programming and pointed to an upcoming NAB summit, skedded for March 31, where he predicted the industry would agree to more positive measures. House GOP leaders denied an attempt to add language to the bill that would have placed a one-year hold on the FCC's controversial new media ownership regs. Earlier this week, critics of big media in the Senate saw the popular indecency legislation as a golden opportunity to return to last year's messy media-concentration issue, when Congress worked for months to tighten many of the new regs that allowed media congloms to grow even larger. Those lawmakers attached language to the Senate indecency bill, placing a one-year moratorium on the FCC's ownership rules. The hold would provide time for a government study to determine whether there is a link between allowing TV and radio companies to gobble up more stations and a sharp rise in indecency incidents. The House passage puts extra pressure on the Senate to hold a floor vote, but so far GOP aides said there is no hard time frame. The inclusion of the media ownership provision could set up a showdown with the House, whose leaders have indicated they will work to jettison the language when the two chambers hash out the differences between the two bills. Despite the lopsided bipartisan vote in favor of the legislation, several Democratic lawmakers blasted the bill as a direct attack on the First Amendment and charged that Republicans and the Bush administration are trying to rally the religious right and their conservative base just as the presidential campaign shifts into gear. "Never did I think that defending the Constitution would be such a lonely job on the floor of the House of Representatives," said Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.). "I believe in decency, I believe in Mary Poppins and all things nice, but I'm more concerned about the concentration of the media into so few players." Ackerman went on to charge President Bush (news - web sites) with using his bully pulpit to intimidate the media into submission for political gain. He also accused Clear Channel Communications of doing the White House's bidding when it decided to dump Stern from six stations. Ackerman was echoing a complaint Stern has made on the air this week. Stern has repeatedly argued he was yanked because he had once supported several Bush positions, including the war in Iraq (news - web sites), but recently changed his tune after reading Al Franken's book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." "What's obscene is officials lying about weapons of mass destruction and not providing enough money for education," Ackerman railed.

You don't know my eBay user name..

'92 here... I feel oooolllldddd...

If I want them I'll just win the auction and you'll HAVE to take my money!!!

I'm not a big fan of theirs, but this song - with some added Howard Stern comments in light of the issues he's facing - is by far some of the most powerful music I've heard in a long time. I encourage all of you - even those who are not Stern fans - to take a look at what's going on. Congress voted in a bill that is about to go to the Senate to APPROVE $500,000.00 fines, PER INCIDENT, for INDIVIDUALS, for things the Government deems inappropriate. This is a severe violation of the Constitution boys and girls. If this gets past the Senate... it's the end of our RIGHT to free speech folks.. http://korn.bhlabs.com/downloads/

I don't have him....

I wouldn't expect you to give me a deal..

No problem. Thanks.

Wouldn't surprise me. That kid looks hungry out there. However I think they are pretty equal players so I don't think were better off with one over the other.